Auto wipers - do anyone's work properly?

[AK OK]

My auto wipers drive me nuts, to the point where it's the most annoying thing about the car.

Intermittent "auto" mode is frankly crap or there's something wrong with mine (& a demo car I tried at another dealer).

Usually they just stop wiping as you drive along, in the rain, until you are forced to either a) flick stalk up to "on" then back down to intermittent or b) flick stalk down to off & pull stalk down again to do "a wipe" then repeat or c) adjust the "sensitivity" on the intermittent setting to poke it into temporary action...

Other times it won't stop wiping (on auto) even though the screen is so dry the wipers are screeching across the glass!

Anyone else seeing this? Anyone cured it?

 

[jamesie]

Same issues. Appears to be random when on intermittent.

 

[Kithmo]

It's been the same on every car I've had with them, Fords and Toyotas.
I actually renamed them "Random wipers"
I wish there was some way to downgrade them to intermittent wipers, at least you can select and know when and how often they are going to wipe the screen with intermittent.

 

[AK OK]

It's been the same on every car I've had with them, Fords and Toyotas.
I renamed them "Random wipers"
I wish there was some way to downgrade them to intermittent wipers, at least you can select and know when and how often they are going to wipe the screen with intermittent.

That would be a mahoosive improvement!
The switches etc appear to be capable just need to disable/mangle the sensor's involvement ?

 

[AK OK]

That would be a mahoosive improvement!
The switches etc appear to be capable just need to disable/mangle the sensor's involvement ?

Looking at my exclusive windscreen from the outside, is it the camera viewing port or the small circular "hole" to the right of it?

 

[Kithmo]

Looking at my exclusive windscreen from the outside, is it the camera viewing port or the small circular "hole" to the right of it?

I think it's the hole.

 

[djenson]

Mine (HS Phev) work the same as you describe. In heavy rain they work fine, but the misty fine rain that is quite often in the UK seems to evade detection by the sensor.

 

[AK OK]

I think it's the hole.

I've just cleaned & Rain Xd that section of the screen. I'll report back if it does anything different

 

[jusher]

My auto wipers drive me nuts, to the point where it's the most annoying thing about the car.

Intermittent "auto" mode is frankly crap or there's something wrong with mine (& a demo car I tried at another dealer).

Usually they just stop wiping as you drive along, in the rain, until you are forced to either a) flick stalk up to "on" then back down to intermittent or b) flick stalk down to off & pull stalk down again to do "a wipe" then repeat or c) adjust the "sensitivity" on the intermittent setting to poke it into temporary action...

Other times it won't stop wiping (on auto) even though the screen is so dry the wipers are screeching across the glass!

Anyone else seeing this? Anyone cured it?

I don’t think this is just an MG ZS EV issue. I sometimes have the same issues with my Nissan Juke.

 

[AK OK]

I don’t think this is just an MG ZS EV issue. I sometimes have the same issues with my Nissan Juke.

Who makes these "systems"?
& how do they get away with it?
Time this twaddle got tested on ncap with other safety "features"...

 

[Susanna]

Oh no! I thought it was just a ‘glitch’ on my Peugeot - when on auto, the wipers can suddenly (and unnecessarily) start wiping at an astonishing speed, so I have to turn them off……
I was hoping for better on the MG.
Hopefully, the cupholders on the MG will accommodate drink bottles. Another huge irritant on the Peugeot

 

[Alb]

I've never had a problem on my MG5 but I do support the view that it's a totally unnecessary feature that's added to modern cars for marketing reasons only.

 

[AK OK]

I've just cleaned & Rain Xd that section of the screen. I'll report back if it does anything different

No different still cr@p.

 

[Maciej]

Oh no! I thought it was just a ‘glitch’ on my Peugeot - when on auto, the wipers can suddenly (and unnecessarily) start wiping at an astonishing speed, so I have to turn them off……
I was hoping for better on the MG.
Hopefully, the cupholders on the MG will accommodate drink bottles. Another huge irritant on the Peugeot

Cup holders in MG are so deep that whole Mcdonald regular coffee falls so deep you struggle to get it out

 

[Susanna]

@Maciej
Luckily, I have a tall travel cup - I will be very happy if it fits!!

 

[Kithmo]

Cup holders in MG are so deep that whole Mcdonald regular coffee falls so deep you struggle to get it out

C'mon there's "off topic" and there's "way OFF topic" and I think this falls into the latter category.

 

[Gadget Geek]

C'mon there's "off topic" and there's "way OFF topic" and I think this falls into the latter category.

So off topic they're on to a new one.

 

[Maciej]

So off topic they're on to a new one.

Sorry felt very passionate about as just had coffee spill again

As for wipers yeah my suck too fave up on them

 

[Vipar]

Put something in the bottom 2” perhaps?

 

[Gadget Geek]

Sorry felt very passionate about as just had coffee spill again

As for wipers yeah my suck too fave up on them

That's a bummer when that happens. I've started putting a couple of sheets of folded kitchen roll in the bottom of my cup holders when I have a hot beverage. (Oh no! Now I've gone off topic )